Writing-pen.



G. B. HAUG.

WRITING PEN.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 23, 1910.

1,080,76Q Patented Dec. .9, 1913.

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GO'ITLIEB BEBNHABDT HAUG, OF EHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

WRITING-PEN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 9,1913.

Application filed May 28, 1910. Serial No. 563,987.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gorrmns BERNHARDT Hens, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in iVriting-Pens, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to writing pens, which may be used in the ordinary penholder, and has for its object to provide a pen of simple construction, which firstly will glide easily over any kind of paper, secondly will produce lines with an even amount of pressure exerted upon the pen, thereby avoiding writers cramp, thirdly, it will hold a considerable amount of writing fluid, and fourthly, it can be easily cleaned and out-lasts other common writing pens two or three fold.

My invention consists of a writing pen made of two blades either formed of one piece of steel or of two pieces soldered together, and these blades are bent into such shape that the shank of the pen is considerably out of line with the writing point, forming what may be termed a goose neck, and by which greater elasticity is given to the writing point, as will be more fully explained.

My invention further consists of a writing pen comprising an upper blade, which is split l'ke an ordinary pen, but having a goose neck shape, under which is formed an ink receptacle by another blade, formed in tegral with the upper blade or being in any way fastened thereto; and my invention further consists of the improvements hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

My invention will be more fully understood taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, and in which:

Figure 1, is a perspective view of a penholder with my improved pen in place, the pen shown, being composed of two blades, the free extremities of which form the writ ing point. Figs. 2, 8, and 4:, show in top, side and end view the pen shown in Fig. 1. Figs. 5, 6, and 7, show in top, side and end iew a pen of similar construction as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, but having a wide fiat surface and edge at the tree extremities of the upper and lower point,

blade to constitute the 7 writing point or edge, and which is used as a packet pen to produce very heavy lettering. Figs. 8 and 9, show in top and side view a pen, composed of two blades, which at their tree extremities form the writing but between the point and the shank, the body of each blade is U-shaped, to render the pen more elastic. Figs. 10 and 11, show in top and side view a pen having the upper blade split and curved, serving as the writing point, and the lower blade is attached to the upper blade and forms therewith an ink receptacle. Figs. 12 and 13, show in top and side view a pen of a single blade, which is split to form the writing point, and being U-shaped between the point and shank as in Fig. 9. Figs. 14 and 15, show in top and side view a pen of a single blade, which is split to form the writing point, and is shaped like a gooseneck as the pen in Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings for a further description of my invention, and more particularly to Figs. 1 to 4: inclusive, a is the upper blade and a the lower blade, which are united at their shank portion a and this shank portion is formed to fit into a circular or semi-circular slot Z) of the penholder 6 This slot may be produced by boring the stem of the penholder b as shown, and a plug 0 may be introduced into this bore to hold the pen in place; but a penholder of ordinary construction having a circular or semi-circular slot may be used. The blades a and a are bent upward and then almost into a parallel line with the shank portion a, so that an ink space a is formed between the two blades, while the free extremities of the blades lie close together at the writing point. The bent up portions or goose neck a and a are made considerably smaller in width than the shank portion a and are bent at an angle to the axis of the shank as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, to render the blades resilient and more susceptible to the touchby the writer. The bending point of the lower blade of is located farther toward the writing point of the pen than the bending point of the upper blade a for the specific purpose 0 shifting the free extremities of the blades longitudinally, when a slight pressure is exerted upon the pen, the free extremity of the lower blade a describing a shorter arc than the free extremity of the upper blade a.

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The bending points of both blades are also located below the center of the penholder, to avoid or prevent the writing point of the pen from entering into the writing paper and thereby causing the squirting of ink onto the said paper.

To produce fine lines with the pen when producing an upward stroke and a heavy line When making a downward stroke, and yet making both strokes under the same pressure, I found it necessary to bend the goose neck portions a and a conically, that is the opening between the blades a and a is smaller on the near side of the pen than on the far side of the pen, as shown very plainly in Figs. 1 and 2; by bending the blades conically as shown, the free extremities of the blades 64 and a shift laterally as well longitudinally on the down stroke of the pen, while in the upstroke they will keep in line laterally and only shift longitudinally, and this under the same pressure upon the pen when making either the up or down stroke.

, Instead of forming the free extremities of the blades a and a into points, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and which pen is to be used for ordinary script, the free extremities of the blades may be formed into edges a and a as shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, to produce a heavy lettering as is used for marking round writing, etc., the length of the edges of the respective blades a and a giving the size and thickness of the downstroke of the pen, which latter is held under 15 degrees to the line of writing. In this pen the bending of the blades is similar to that shown in Fig. 3, but the lines of bending are at right angles to the axis of the pen. This pen on account of its diminished width of blades near or in front of thebending lines at the bent up portions a and a is very flexible and therefore a uniform writing with an easy flow of ink is insured. In this pen also, the bending points of the blades are located below the center of the penholder to insure an easy gliding of the pen over the paper.

The flexibility of my two-blade pen may be obtained by bending the respective blades a and a into the shape as shown in Figs. 8 and 9, where the shank portion a is at the top of the penholder b and the bent portions a and a are in the shape of a U.

In Figs. 10 and 11 is shown a pen having the upper blade a bent upward and split at its free extremity, to form the writing point a as in an ordinary pen, but in this pen a lower blade a is provided for the express purpose of forming with the upper blade an ink receptacle a the lower blade a in this instance does not extend to the extreme writing point, as it forms no part of the same except to hold the ink in close proximity to said point. The great elasticity of this pen is due to the bent up portion a of the upper blade, and enhances an easy writing. 7

The pen shown in Figs. 12 and 13, is made of a single blade a bent in the shape of a U at 0;", and is located between the writing point and the shank portion a similar to the upper blade a in Fig. 9. The writing point a is split and a bent up lug (4 near the split serves as an ink retainer, 2'. e. the ink will collect around said lug when the pen is clipped and thereby prolong the interval of writing before redipping becomes necessary. The U-shaped portion a renders this pen extremely flexible and insures a uniform writing with the least amount of pressure.

The pen shown in Figs. 14 and 15 is made of a single blade a with the bent up portion a as in Fig. 11, and the split point a and lug a as shown in Figs. 12 and 13.

All of the above pens may be used with an ordinary pen holder, or with the one as shown in Figs. 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13 and 15, and modifications in the details of the construction of the pens shown and described, may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, the principal features of which are to produce a flexible pen, and one which is capable of holding a considerable amount of ink, avoiding the scratching of the pen point on the paper and requiring the least amount of work when manipulating the pen to produce writing. I

The cleaning of either the two blade or one blade pen may be effected with a pen knife when the ink is dry, without endangering the writing point.

Having thus described the nature and objects of my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A writing pen having its shank portion convex in cross-section and adapted. to

enter a penholder below the center line thereof, a writing point on said pen approximately parallel with the said shank portion but located above the center line of the penholder, and a bent-up portion of reduced cross-section between said writing point and shank portion to render the writing point flexible in the direction of the length of the pen and transversely, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A writing pen comprising a writing point, a bent-up portion and a shank-portion, the latter being adapted to enter a circular slot of a penholder near the bottom of the holder, while the writing point is parallel with the shank-portion but located in line with the top of the pen-holder, and the bent-up portion connecting the writing point with the shank-portion is of reduced cross-section, and in which the weakest point of this cross-section is located at the junction with the shank-portion to render the pen flexible, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A writing pen, comprising a writing point, a shank-portion, a bent-portion between the writing point and shank-portion, and a bending point, formed by reducing the sectional area of the bent-portion at its lowest point so that said bending point is located very much below the line of the writing point, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. A. writing pen composed of an upper and lower blade, each having a shank portion and a writing point, the shank portions of both blades being united and formed to fit the slot of a penholder the writing point of both blades being in contact with each other, and a curved portion in each of the blades between the respective shank portion and writing point to render the pen flexible longitudinally and transversely, and to form an ink container, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

GOTTLIEB BERNHARDT HAUG.

Witnesses:

JAooB SGI-IoLDERER, J. W. MACALLISTER.

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Washington, D. G. 

